relief57

Two weeks post op and first follow visit. I will not get my first fill for another four weeks. My doctor wants me to get use to eating normally with the band before filling it. I'm ok with that. He gave me five rules to live by as a bander. 1. Only eat when I'm hungry. 2. No more liquid calories. Drink no calorie liquids. 3. Avoid Carbs as much as possible. 4. Eat meet that you can crumble with your fingers (its soft opposed to hard and stringy). 5. Eat tiny portions (as much as you can hold in the palm of your hands). try and wait a few hours before drinking water after a meal to prevent washing your food down. that defeats the purpose. The food should sit in your pouch for awhile to help you feel satiated. I have already began to notice old habits fade. I eat minimally and feel fine.